# 7: Wairoa River Release Days 2020/21 Season

Kaimai Canoe Club in Tauranga and Trust Power have recently released 27 flow days for the Wairoa River for the 2020/21 season, with the first release this spring on 27th September.
One extra release this season (normally only 26 a year) on February 28 is in compensation for a flow cancellation during Covid-19 Level 3 in May 2020.

There is a Saturday/Sunday release planned 13th and 14th of February 2021, most likely for the Wairoa Extreme Race. Stay tuned on the Wairoa Race Facebook page for further developments on this.

  • September 2020: Sunday 27
  • October 2020: Sunday 11, 25
  • November 2020: Sunday 8, 22, 29
  • December 2020: Sunday 6, 13, 20, 27
  • January 2021: Sunday 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
  • February 2021: Sunday 7, Saturday 13, Sunday 14, 21, 28
  • March 2021: Sunday 7, 14, 21, 28
  • April 2021: Sunday 4, 18
  • May 2021: Sunday 2

Here a few really old Wairoa Extreme Race photos. I wonder if some of those people still paddle?

2001 TEVA Wairoa Extreme Race
2002
2002
2002 – What a croud!
2004 – Into the next round
Mike Dawson smashing it in 2004, winning the race as Junior
Jarred Meehan busted his shoulder in 2005
Upside down reverse boof – 2005
2008, before the Cauldron got choked up

# 2 – Wairoa Releases 2019/20

Kaimai Canoe Club and Trust Power have recently published Wairoa release dates for the 2019/20 season. 26 days with a guaranteed flow of 15 cumecs between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. are spread out from spring into autumn, with releases every Sunday from 8 December till 5 April. There is a Saturday/Sunday release planned for 15/16 February 2020. Here are the dates for your diary:

September 2019:
29
October 2019:
13, 27
November 2019:
10, 24
December 2019:
8 , 15, 22, 29

January 2020:
5, 12, 19, 26
February 2020:
2, 9, 15, 16, 23
March 2020:
1, 8, 15, 22, 29
April 2020:
5, 19
May 2020:
3